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Posted: **04 Nov 2013, 17:33**

Rail privatisation has been "a rip-off" which has left passengers paying the highest fares in Europe, according to a transport union...

Its comments came on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Railways Act on November 5 1993 - legislation that paved the way for the privatisation of the railways...

Posted: **05 Nov 2013, 08:00**

20 Years Of Rail Privatisation Chaos

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Transport union RMT said it was ridiculous that Britain's railways had been sold to other countries' nationalised rail companies.

German and Dutch state-run train firms operate sizeable chunks of the British rail service...

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UK: Union slams privatisation 'rip-off'

UK: Union slams privatisation 'rip-off'

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